Information about #331B37 color

#331B37 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#331B37 falls into the Magenta Color Family — Mild Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(51, 27, 55) — 20% red, 10.6% green, 21.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 11 / 0 / 78. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#331B37 is a moderately toned electric magenta that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dark Purple (#301934). Slightly further away sit Upstage (#332033) and Blackcurrant (#2E183B).

The recipe behind #331B37 is rgb(51, 27, 55), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #331B37: 15.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:78) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#331B37 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#331B37 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #331B37

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Dark Purple color link
Dark Purple

#301934

Upstage color link
Upstage

#332033

Blackcurrant color link
Blackcurrant

#2E183B

Ab Fab color link
Ab Fab

#321B2F

Showtime color link
Showtime

#2F263A

Deep Purple color link
Deep Purple

#3A243B

Montana color link
Montana

#291E30

Rasputin color link
Rasputin

#2F2735

Conundrum color link
Conundrum

#3C202C

Melanzane color link
Melanzane

#342931

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#331B37
  • RGB51, 27, 55
  • CMYK2, 11, 0, 78
  • CSSrgb(51, 27, 55)
  • HSL291°, 34%, 16%
  • HSL Precise291.429°, 34.146%, 16.078%
  • HSV291°, 51%, 22%
  • HSB291°, 51%, 22%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.200
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.216
  • GLSLvec3(0.200, 0.106, 0.216)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.200, 0.106, 0.216, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.200, 0.106, 0.216)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB20%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB10.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB21.6%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID331B37
  • DECIMAL ID3349303
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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